next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects
Jan. 26, 2008 (Saturday) - 17th ANNUAL SHEFFIELD MILLS EAGLE WATCH, WEEKEND NO. I -- This morning had good eagle-watching weather, i.e. existing snow covering the ground, -12 C. temperature with a stiff wind from the west all day -- bright sunlight warmed the temperature only to -7 but helped everyone ³feel² a bit warmer. In the morning Brenda & Bill Thexton counted 64 BALD EAGLES on a drive between 10:00 and 11:30 a.m.; about 30 of these were at the north end of Middle Dyke Road at 10:30, where Bill Swetnam provides multiple offering of chicken carcasses just on the Eagle Watch weekends (during the week and on other weekends he just has a morning feeding, I think, between 9 and 10 a.m.?); about 10 more eagles were just a bit west of Saxon Street Pond (west of Blueberry Acres), north of the road, in a new feeding spot used today by Martin Porskamp (I donıt know whether he will be using this spot during the rest of the winter); and only a few eagles were at Kingsport. At 2:45 p.m. by just dumb luck I was again at the north end of Middle Dyke Road at the right time to see lots of EAGLES ON THE GROUND AND FLYING ABOUT, since again Bill Swetnam had put out chicken carcasses; on the ground with the eagles were several RAVENS and a couple of GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS; the total number of BALD EAGLES there, perched + flying + on the ground, was about 36 or more. This year in the Sheffield Mills Community Hall, the DISPLAYS are a bit different from other years, since several ARTISTS have provided quite a varied array of products, from paintings to scuptures to photographs, and there also are various crafts etc. on sale. All the dead eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls from Acadia University are unavailable this year, because of the impending move into the new biology building on campus. TOMORROW MORNING SOMETHING SPECIAL IS HAPPENING related to the Eagle Watch. Hope Swinimer of Hope For Wildlife rehabilitation facility at Seaforth is bringing a BALD EAGLE FOR RELEASE back into the wild. She and the eagle are scheduled to be at the Community Hall at 9:30 a.m. and then drive to the north end of Middle Dyke Road for the release at 10 a.m. For anyone who is contemplating any eagle gawking tomorrow, be sure to be in the area by mid-morning at the latest. Do some driving about to locate some eagles, including areas like the Gaspereau Valley, Avonport, Hortonville, and Grand Pre, plus Port Williams, Canning, Sheffield Mills, Kingsport, etc. Then go to the Hall for a late breakfast (to 2 p.m.), or coffee and muffin, plus displays, music, videos/DVD to view, etc.
next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects